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Marginal note:Application of Regulations

• 2 (1) These Regulations apply in respect of the following vessels if they are designed or constructed to carry ballast water:

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• Marginal note:Oil and gas operations

  (2) These Regulations apply in respect of vessels that are capable of engaging in the drilling for, or the production, conservation or processing of, oil or gas except when the vessel is on location and engaged in the exploration or drilling for, or the production, conservation or processing of, oil or gas, as defined in section 2 of the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, in an area described in paragraph 3(a) or (b) of that Act.

• Marginal note:Exceptions

  (3) These Regulations do not apply in respect of

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Marginal note:Registration

16 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

Marginal note:Application

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• Marginal note:Notice of inability to manage ballast water

  (2) If the requirements of these Regulations respecting ballast water management cannot be met or the processes and procedures in the vessel’s ballast water management plan cannot be carried out because doing so would compromise the stability or safety of the vessel or the safety of persons on board the vessel, the master of the vessel must ensure that the vessel does not enter the territorial sea unless the Minister

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Marginal note:Duty to carry on board and carry out

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• (2) The plan must set out the processes and procedures for the safe and effective management of ballast water, and must contain at least the following:

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  • (b) a detailed description of the procedures that the crew must follow in order to carry out the ballast water management processes and to meet the requirements of these Regulations;

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Marginal note:Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

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